VOA慢速英语:Growing Plants Inside the Box

1. destroy vt. 毁坏,破坏
例句：A fire destroyed the house.
一场火毁坏了那座房屋。

2. provide vt. 提供
例句：On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well asbreakfast.
星期天,他的女房东不但供给早餐,还供给晚餐。

3. solve vt. 解决;解释;阐明
例句：With the help of his friends, he finally solved the problem.
在朋友们的帮助下,他终于解决了问题。

4. spread vt. 使伸展,使延伸
例句：I spread my arms as far apart as I could.
我尽可能地将双臂伸展开。

5. drain vt. 排出(液体);使流出
例句：Ditches were dug to drain water from the swamp.
挖渠排掉沼泽的水。

6. reduce vt. 减少;缩小;降低
例句：He is trying to reduce expenses.
他正试图减少开支。

7. prepare vt. 准备;使...准备好
例句：They prepared themselves for the worst.
他们作了最坏的打算。

8. available adj. 可利用的
例句：The swimming pool is available only in summer.
这个游泳池只在夏天开放。